Tessa Virtue Quotes

Tessa Virtue

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 17, 1989

My grandmother used to make the most incredible chicken divan, and my mom has carried out that tradition. It's my comfort food. It's amazing how you can almost taste the memories with a dish like that! And the more leftovers, the better.

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My cottage is on Lake Huron and it's always nice to have the chance to get away and hear the waves crashing while reading a good book.

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I don't often wear perfume, because I am sensitive to smells, but vanilla has a warmth to it, and it's inviting and soft.

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My proficiency with ballet was on a steep decline the more I skated.

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I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in a hair salon and my mom looked over at me and I was just sobbing, because something about seeing the rings and hearing the athletes' excitement and just kind of knowing exactly what they were going through.

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Let's face it, there's just different access that young boys have to sport and teams than girls.

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I always loved skating but you can get hardened by it and it's discouraging and disheartening.

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You're never going to regret working out or being active. You might regret not doing it, you might regret pressing that snooze button, but you'll never regret getting physically active.

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For athletes, it is unhealthy to be one-sport focused, especially at a young age. I believe in exposing kids to lots of activities - there are great advantages to being a well-rounded athlete and human, no matter the field of play.

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I'm very task-oriented. The idea of constantly pursuing something with purpose helps me to stay focused.

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I've been told I'm really bad at flirting.

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I was so lucky. I grew up with an incredibly strong grandmother, mother and sister. All three, independent, fierce, clever women who were hard workers, had goals and visions for themselves, and were really ambitious. And, they didn't apologize for those goals.

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My mom has always shopped for me. I'm so lucky that I have an in-house stylist.

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I definitely dress based on my mood.

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Obviously, I've reaped the benefits of sport and activity. But not many girls, as it turns out, even have the resources available to them to be physically active or to maintain that as they go through high school.

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It's nice to socialize with some normal students, and kind of separate from my skating life with academics.

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School for me has always been a really great balance with the skating.

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I knew without doubt that I would try and continue my education as I was skating.

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In my family, education was always important.

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There's something about an Olympic Games and representing Canada and being part of that greater team, so when we're 70, we'll be wanting to be Olympians still. That stays with you, I think.

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